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IT is known that immediately after settlement, the cypris larvæ of the acorn barnacle can move about for a short time before they metamorphose; and that they tend to collect in cracks along which their long axis is usually orientated. I am not aware, however, of any record of a change of orientation occurring once the larva has metamorphosed.
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MOORE, H. Change of Orientation of a Barnacle after Metamorphosis. Nature 132, 969–970 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132969b0
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